Name: John Barleycorn Must Die
Brand: Traffic

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

7751256

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Black

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-05-14

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Unive­rsal

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

602577512568

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Traffic

Genre US

60s & 70s

Label US

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Traffic is an English rock band that formed in April 1967. The group was comprised of Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, and Dave Mason. They started as a psychedelic rock group with influences from The Beatles and later incorporated jazz and improvisational techniques into their music. After disbanding in 1969, Traffic reunited in 1970 to release the album John Barleycorn Must Die. The band's lineup changed over the years until they disbanded again in 1975. In 1994, there was a partial reunion with Winwood and Capaldi, and in 2004 Traffic was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Humble Pie, Buffalo Springfield, The Yardbirds
James Gang,Ten Years After,Iron Butterfly,Derek & The Dominos
Spooky Tooth ,Steppenwolf ,The Youngbloods 
The Spencer Davis Group,Faces,Country Joe & The Fish 
Free,Savoy Brown ,Hot Tuna

Although john barleycorn must die was originally intended as steve winwood's post-blind faith solo debut, winwood and producer / label head chris blackwell first drafted jim capaldito provide lyrics, and then chris wood dropped by to add his familiar reeds, and almost by accident, traffic was reborn. this was a different, and better, traffic than the ill-fated quartet lineup with dave mason, which never entirely settled on an artistic direction. the sound of john barleycorn must die, on the other hand, remained the template for therest of the reunited band's career - long, organically developed songs with a subtle jazz-rock feel, powered by capaldi's percussion and winwood's organ. 'john barleycorn', a traditional english folk song about the process of brewing ale (not, as the liner notes mistakenly claim, a call for temperance), here becomes a pastoral reverie carried along by flute and acoustic guitar, and proves to be the record's highlight. however, the quality of the other songs, particularly the instrumental opener, 'glad', and the outstanding ballad 'empty pages', is nearly as high.

John Barleycorn Must Die

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